MicroRNAs: 'ribo-regulators' of glucose homeostasis

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作者
Gauthier, BR [1 ]
Wollheim, CB [1 ]
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[1] Univ Geneva, Med Ctr, Dept Cell Physiol & Metab, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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10.1038/nm0106-36
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Insulin secretion regulates glucose homeostasis and its dysregulation causes type 2 diabetes. Short noncoding microRNAs have now been shown to control exocytosis, the final event in insulin secretion. This discovery opens potential perspectives for diabetes therapy.
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